Tagged: puerto rico

March 26, 2025 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank says it has added SWIFT to its platform. The code is ITTLPRS2XXX. FV Bank is based in Puerto Rico and licensed to operate in the US. The bank provides a wide range of traditional banking services while supporting the digital asset ecosystem. By… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AffiniPay, the enabler of online payments and software solutions for professionals, has announced the launch of its expansion into Puerto Rico for LawPay and CPACharge. With a strong presence established in the United States and Canada serving over 80,000 accounting and law firms, AffiniPay continues… Read More

March 23, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FV Bank, the U.S. licensed global digital bank that offers traditional and digital asset banking and custody services, announced an expansion in its deposit capabilities that gives clients the option to deposit euros into their USD bank account. In addition to USD deposits, account holders… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Puerto-Rico headquartered Segura Bank International, Corp. (SBI) has gone live with Temenos core banking platform deployed in the cloud to power a new digital bank for mid to high earners in Latin America. Temenos’ cloud-native platform will “enable SBI, which… Read More

October 23, 2023 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank says it has launched custody money market accounts for qualified customers. FV Bank is a digital bank that is based in Puerto Rico and regulated by the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF),  The bank is allowed to offer deposit-taking, custody,… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 3:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and CB International Bank (CBiBank) announce the launching of an innovative cross-border B2B payments solution for businesses worldwide. CBiBank has officially “joined the Visa B2B Connect platform, ushering in a new era of faster, more cost-effective, and secure B2B payment services.”… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 5:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Puerto Rico is unique in the fact it is part of the United States yet residence do not pay any federal taxes. It is part of the concept of taxation without representation and Puerto Rico does not have any voting members in Congress. This fact,… Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) recently announced that Puerto-Rico headquartered Segura Bank has selected Temenos “to power the launch of a new digital bank in the cloud for mid to high earners in Latin America.” Segura Bank will run Temenos’ banking platform “on Microsoft Azure to develop… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Zenus Bank, a digital-only bank that is regulated in Puerto Rico, is on a mission to provide access to US banking accounts to individuals all over the world. To further this ambition, Zenus has partnered with Finxact, part of Fiserv, to leverage its core banking… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 9:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank, a digital/digital asset bank, has integrated USDC, Circle’s dollar-based stablecoin. The new service enables account holders the ability to instantly convert USDC into US dollars at the moment of deposit. FV Bank is a US-licensed bank based in Puerto Rico where it is… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FV Bank, the fast-growing U.S. licensed international challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has confirmed that it has been approved as a Principal Member of Visa. As mentioned in the announcement, this is an important milestone in further solidifying FV Bank as a key market… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank, a challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has received a strategic investment from NGC Ventures.  The investment and partnership is expected to help drive FV Bank’s expansion throughout Asia. FV Bank said it raised USD $8 million as part of the funding round,… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank, a digital bank with a focus on digital assets, has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round according to a company release. The funding will be utilized to launch a digital asset custody solution, a debit card along with international expansion…. Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT) recently revealed that the Walmart MoneyCard that’s issued by Green Dot Bank is now being provided as a demand deposit account (DDA) – which may be better equipped to assist Walmart clients with saving more money and… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently connected with Luke Stokes, Managing Director for the Foundation for Interwallet Operability as well as the Interim Executive Director for the EOS Foundation, which is focused on supporting the development of EOS, a major platform for building decentralized applications (dApps). Stokes says… Read More

January 3, 2020 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Puerto Rico-based digital bank First Finance International Bank (FFIBI) has reportedly partnered with the Australia-headquartered Seafarer Foundation, in order to offer online payroll and card services for the marine industry. By working cooperatively with FFIBI, the Australia-based foundation has launched a General Purpose Reloadable Multi-Currency… Read More

September 11, 2019 @ 11:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Zenus Bank wants to be one of the first banks in the United States to service a global clientele. The San Juan based operation is said to be nearing launch, currently scheduled for Q4 of 2019, and in advance of this event,… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 9:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Arival is now accepting reservations for preferred stock on SeedInvest. Arival will be a crypto-friendly bank – unlike most traditional banks in the United States which tend to be crypto-averse. The bank was founded on the notion that banks in many places… Read More

May 23, 2019 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Iconoclastic crypto-preneur Brock Pierce is taking advantage of new legislation enacted in Puerto Rico to help rebuild the island since Hurrican Maria hit it hard. Recently, the Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello has signed into law a bill that creates Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ)…. Read More

March 17, 2019 @ 1:45 pm By Martin Baker  |  

George Joyner has Puerto Rico in his blood. The Commissioner of the Office of Financial Institutions is a veteran player who has spent his whole career in the fast-growing banking and, latterly, FinTech industry in the US territory of Puerto Rico, with the exception of… Read More